To me that motif represents the journey itself. It makes me feel like I’m experiencing all of his memories of it while staring at his figure in disbelief. It’s like he never left his journey and is still here, alive.
My reaction when experiencing 3:50 during my boss fight: "This man is about style on me in ways I've never seen in my gaming career." And that he did. He yoinked my fucking heals, ragdolled my ass then proceeds to tell me to get the fuck up and grabs my staff just so he can ragdoll me again.
When he takes the relics that high pitched ocarina? Just gives Naruto fight vibes haha but love the mythology love the story love the game wukong is the shit
I was playing this right next to my dad and he was more excited than me (he is 66) i shared the game with him and he cannot wait for the next DLC chapters, he even bought the books because the history got him!
10:00 - 10:52 You know this is it, this is the moment. This is the last minute of the final epic duel, and all your past adventures flash back before your eyes...
3:46 best part because remind me of journey to the west, the sunset and the way great sage broken shell grabbed the jingubang and put it between his shoulders it gave me goosebumps because that pose was so iconic🥶
I truly believe this is one of the greatest final bosses in video game history. Difficulty, interesting combat, music, spectacle, story set-up, general fun factor, it has it all!
One of my GOATest of all bosses is Vergil 2 from DMC3(not a final boss but idc, Vergil 3 is ehh). The only one who surpassed that after a decade is the Glock Saint, formerly i thought it was impossible. Radagon and roofied Radahn don't even hold a candle to the Glock Saint, and Vergil in DMC5 is a cool welcome back but not as epic...as do like 99999% of final bosses out there to the point i thought it was impossible to surpass. Turns out it's still possible, because Monkeh literally surpassed that while bonking you in the head with nostalgia as a bonus. It's just so unreal man...
Bro i love you SO FREAKING MUCH for this !! I was looking for this theme , "the greatest yaoguai" was the boss theme but it didnt have the same impact as it does when you fight the boss , because it didnt have the percussions when the boss reveals himself I guess they remixed some parts for that one ! Thanks for the upload
I went to check the intro of the 1986 live action series. There are several points where the game theme pays homage to that old series. I can only imagine how the people who grew up with that old series will be shedding some tears of joy
Yes, and it’s actually more than that. It’s not just the series we grow up with, for example I actually never saw that series in full when I grew up, but this theme melody is just everywhere, it’s in the culture, it’s almost in ALL journey to the west or Wukong adapted works, so the moment we hear it our blood burns as we think of the spirit the monkey king represents - a hero, powerful, sass, aims for justice, and a guarantee for victory
"With a golden crown upon my head, clad in gold-made armor, in hand, the powerful Jingubang I wielded, on feet, the Cloudtreaders. Under my command, forty-seven thousand yaogauis strong, all hailed me as the Great Sage, a figure of peerless renown."
the intro with Suona leading in the entrance of wukong's old shell is PEAK, and with the percussion along with stringed instrument as well. 0:00 - 0:50 this is the best final boss fight theme YET once phase 2 comes in after the shell got his relics, this is where the flute comes in. 2:54 - 4:02
If u skip the cutscene this part will play mostly when he grabs u and hit u with his duplicates, it gives u "this is it! this is the end" kinda feeling, you and the final boss are fighting eachother both on your max potencials, so damn good!.
Sorry but I keep repeating the intro in this video reminding me of the 1986 theme but an epic version. When the Great Sage’s Shell and Jingubang just came out like that, I had chills 🔥
Thats one of the best gaming moments ever, at least for us Western players who do not know Wukong as much as you guys. Also his Stage 2 when he takes back relics and does the stance, the hype. 10/10,
Just to be clear I don't think Astro is a bad game. It's a really good and well made game, but Wukong deserves GOTY more And I'm saying that as a platformer game enthusiast
The name of this song is "The Most Renowned Yaoguai in History（历代驰名第一妖）", inspired by Chapter 17 of Journey to the West. In this chapter, Sun Wukong says to the Black Bear guai (the first chapter's Boss): "Go and ask around the four seas and heavens-I am the most renowned Yaoguai in history（你去乾坤四海问一问，我是历代驰名第一妖）." This statement reflects Sun Wukong's self-perception and identity.
@@nightmarefoxy4829 This is from the original text of Journey to the West, which can also be considered as the game production team's respect for the original work
God…I remember hearing that music…and seeing that stance…it was like he was just about done warming up and was ready to really test me for his name…No other game in my life made me feel so frustrated, mesmerized, awed, angry, and yet so fulfilled
The first moment when stone monkey became the shell of the great sage had a similar impact of Stephen Chow's "JtTW : conquering the demons" when Sanzeng unwittingly unleashed Wukong from his imprisonment as he transform from a weird ol'dude to his sage battle armor along with "Dagger Society Suite" intro ( stephen likes adding this). Remaking "Cloud Palace Fast Music" into a "Celestrial Symphony" is one thing but into a battle theme? 😮 When you hear a triumphant Opera music playing especially with the Suona blaring, this is going down serious.
Destined one was the one that had plot armor the whole time. Like Bajie said, our character isn't worth one ass hair of his monkey brother... which is lore acurate.
Unfortunate, there is many Desnited One shared this fates....... Until there is one monkey who truly have the WILLS/意 to inherits the Great Sage!.......
It's easy getting beat up with a weapon by a Yaoguai or a Wargod who can Split Mountains with his axe. But getting Beat Up by a broken mindless Shell with a glorified measuring Stick is just on a whole new level and deserves the best theme ever
I’ve noticed if you’re in the second phase and Wukong is idle. You can use Azure Dome transformation and he’ll just wave it off like: “heh been there done that”
My one gripe. I wish we couldn't get wukongs armour and weapon until we defeated this boss. To solidify that we have taken up the mantle of wukongs legacy.
If you watch the TV series Journey to the West, you should know that this is a remake of the episode “real/fake monkey king” where wukong battles his evil “imposter”(evil side, original sin). The great sage’s broken shell has all of Wukong’s 6 senses, but he is no longer Wukong, because this Wukong no longer has nature of Buddha. So we must defeat him.
I like to think that each broken shell is actually the previous destined one. EG: Currently, I'm gonna be facing the 2nd destined one when i get there on my current ng++ run
You need to play more aggressively for this boss compared to last bosses. You have to time your dodges well enough that you can hit him when he's winding up combos. Dont wait until a chain ends to try and hit him, or he'll immediately jump into another
Great! Can you do the second fight with Erlang the Sacred Divinity, the secret boss on Mount Mei? I've noticed that the ingame version of the track differs quite a bit from the soundtrack version, so I'd like to hear the ingame version as well.
@@FindingPurposes Nice! I'll keep an eye out for that, then. I've just beaten Erlang myself (after 2 days and 30+ attempts), so his theme is very ingrained in my head atm
Black Myth: Wukong playlist:
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3:46 Sends chills down my spine. Feels so wistful like “A Hero once lost, returns one final time”
Through in this case, it's "Will this be the last time?" as the true ending the Destined One and Wukong become one, the latter truly returns
That pose and the music just screams Wukong. That moment really tells the players we’re not fight a mere empty shell here.
The flute, the stance, the framing of the shot... So damn cool. Wish the flute instrument was used more in the track though.
Sun wukong: foolish boy you using it wrong, let me show you how to properly use it.
*wukong using the full potential of the wukong stance on My tail*
To me that motif represents the journey itself. It makes me feel like I’m experiencing all of his memories of it while staring at his figure in disbelief. It’s like he never left his journey and is still here, alive.
My reaction when experiencing 3:50 during my boss fight: "This man is about style on me in ways I've never seen in my gaming career." And that he did. He yoinked my fucking heals, ragdolled my ass then proceeds to tell me to get the fuck up and grabs my staff just so he can ragdoll me again.
I loved that scene, the clasic Wukong stance,, and the combo witch the clones and then basiclaly telling "get Up, i am not done with you"
That same feeling in Sekiro when Owl Mikiri countered you and you realized who you're fighting.
@@silenthero2795 Really "Remember who taught you this, boy."
Sounds like something senza would say 😂😂
@@silenthero2795
Honestly, Owl should've had more moments like that
The entire sequence where Wukong summons his staff is so perfectly synched with the music, it's ecstatic.
When he takes the relics that high pitched ocarina? Just gives Naruto fight vibes haha but love the mythology love the story love the game wukong is the shit
I was playing this right next to my dad and he was more excited than me (he is 66) i shared the game with him and he cannot wait for the next DLC chapters, he even bought the books because the history got him!
thats so cool
Hope he’s enjoying the book 🤙
Is there DLC coming?
@@juanlaise1059yes, but need some time, maybe 2 years later😅
What books?
The first minute is you finding out you're not the main character this whole time
Or to be more precise, that this battle is about earning the right to get the torch passed to you
A wright of passage from the Great Sage himself .he must make sure you worthy to take on his mantle after all.
10:00 - 10:52 You know this is it, this is the moment. This is the last minute of the final epic duel, and all your past adventures flash back before your eyes...
You know it’s on when you hit this part
One of the best if not my favorite final boss theme ever
3:46 best part because remind me of journey to the west, the sunset and the way great sage broken shell grabbed the jingubang and put it between his shoulders it gave me goosebumps because that pose was so iconic🥶
Fr fr
are you talking about the chinese odyssey pt 2?
I felt it. The chills.
@@mishima433yes that’s the one where it became his iconic pose
One of the coolest, most visually appealing final boss fights I've played through in years. Extraordinary soundtrack, too.
Couldn't agree more!
Name of sound track?
0:16 gives me goosebumps every time!
I truly believe this is one of the greatest final bosses in video game history. Difficulty, interesting combat, music, spectacle, story set-up, general fun factor, it has it all!
Couldn't agree more!
And it's source material accurate
Wukong in novel is such a mischievous monkey
One of my GOATest of all bosses is Vergil 2 from DMC3(not a final boss but idc, Vergil 3 is ehh).
The only one who surpassed that after a decade is the Glock Saint, formerly i thought it was impossible. Radagon and roofied Radahn don't even hold a candle to the Glock Saint, and Vergil in DMC5 is a cool welcome back but not as epic...as do like 99999% of final bosses out there to the point i thought it was impossible to surpass.
Turns out it's still possible, because Monkeh literally surpassed that while bonking you in the head with nostalgia as a bonus.
It's just so unreal man...
5:08 BOSS : hey son, wtf r u doing?
“Clone”
Bro really said: "Nu-uh. You ain't getting a heal from that. You're too young to drink anyways."
They are same as Erlang Shen said only Sun Wukong can defeat Sun Wukong.
This is probably one of the most disrespectful moments I’ve seen in recent gaming 😂 but it’s so on character for him I love it 🔥
Caught u sipping
Erlang: I can't kill that monkey, no one can, except HIMSELF.
That's why you can destroy the great sage's broken shell, even Erlang couldn't do that.
This fight alone makes this GOTY
Bro i love you SO FREAKING MUCH for this !! I was looking for this theme , "the greatest yaoguai" was the boss theme but it didnt have the same impact as it does when you fight the boss , because it didnt have the percussions when the boss reveals himself
I guess they remixed some parts for that one ! Thanks for the upload
Thanks for watching! Yeah, some bgm for ingame library music and ingame boss fight ver have few differences.
I've been waiting for this track Thank you bro
6:05 holy sh- I'm ascending
I went to check the intro of the 1986 live action series. There are several points where the game theme pays homage to that old series. I can only imagine how the people who grew up with that old series will be shedding some tears of joy
Yes, and it’s actually more than that. It’s not just the series we grow up with, for example I actually never saw that series in full when I grew up, but this theme melody is just everywhere, it’s in the culture, it’s almost in ALL journey to the west or Wukong adapted works, so the moment we hear it our blood burns as we think of the spirit the monkey king represents - a hero, powerful, sass, aims for justice, and a guarantee for victory
@@Kazeasa it helps a lot to have a specific theme like this associates with a brand
I shed manly tears upon hearing this iconic opening from 1986 Journey. I grew up with this.
All of the later iterations aren't even close
Black myth wukong is probably one of the rarest games ive played that i feel like i can replay over 4 times again and again
"With a golden crown upon my head, clad in gold-made armor, in hand, the powerful Jingubang I wielded, on feet, the Cloudtreaders. Under my command, forty-seven thousand yaogauis strong, all hailed me as the Great Sage, a figure of peerless renown."
Man the stand gives me goosebumps 3:50🔥
I believe this pose pays homage to another Sun Wukong-based film character
When he stands on the staff and the camera tilts so far to the sky you can't even see the ground anymore, he gains +1000 aura
@@Kazeasa chinese odyssey part 2 ending
@@KazeasaSteven chow?
Thank you i've been waiting for this track
Enjoy!
the intro with Suona leading in the entrance of wukong's old shell is PEAK, and with the percussion along with stringed instrument as well. 0:00 - 0:50
this is the best final boss fight theme YET once phase 2 comes in after the shell got his relics, this is where the flute comes in. 2:54 - 4:02
0:20 PEAK
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO APPRECIATES THIS PART.
I love it so much I want to play it at my funeral. The guests will freak out LOL.
My inner kid is screaming my soul to fight him with honour and admired.
Everytime he hit me with a spell or charged attack I went, "That's bullshit! But I guess that's how all the bosses felt..."
You get a taste of how 妖怪 in 西遊記 felt, when they tried to eat Tang Monk and have the misfortune ever facing Wukong
3:20 full goosebumps
same, i tremble when a hear this part
If u skip the cutscene this part will play mostly when he grabs u and hit u with his duplicates, it gives u "this is it! this is the end" kinda feeling, you and the final boss are fighting eachother both on your max potencials, so damn good!.
Sorry but I keep repeating the intro in this video reminding me of the 1986 theme but an epic version. When the Great Sage’s Shell and Jingubang just came out like that, I had chills 🔥
you're right, it’s really this 🔥
My favorite part of the hole video
Then you will probably like 10:00
@@barry8871 And I do! 🔥
Edit: Plus 1:20
Damnnnn! This is the best soundtrack I have been looking for! You da best
3:45 damnnn dude's taunting like a real boss
0:00 oh! I beat the final boss
0:10 why the bgm is so hot
0:20 I`m fucking done
Thats one of the best gaming moments ever, at least for us Western players who do not know Wukong as much as you guys. Also his Stage 2 when he takes back relics and does the stance, the hype. 10/10,
Oh, so I'm not the only one who thinks the bgm is hot af at 10 seconds :3 I've honestly been playing the start of the song over and over again looool
Asmongolds face when he got to this part😂
Here to remind myself what a GOTY looks like
True GOTY, true masterpiece, not the jumping robot
Just to be clear
I don't think Astro is a bad game. It's a really good and well made game, but Wukong deserves GOTY more
And I'm saying that as a platformer game enthusiast
@@anhquan8410Cry more
Thank you so much for this video!! I think many people searched for this video after completing chapter 6, truly top notch music, masterpiece!!!!
I wish the Greatest Yaoguai had the same intro, man, the introduction was INSANE!
The name of this song is "The Most Renowned Yaoguai in History（历代驰名第一妖）", inspired by Chapter 17 of Journey to the West. In this chapter, Sun Wukong says to the Black Bear guai (the first chapter's Boss): "Go and ask around the four seas and heavens-I am the most renowned Yaoguai in history（你去乾坤四海问一问，我是历代驰名第一妖）." This statement reflects Sun Wukong's self-perception and identity.
u sure? it doesnt sound exactly right. kinda like a combination of destiny and this one
@@nightmarefoxy4829 This is from the original text of Journey to the West, which can also be considered as the game production team's respect for the original work
God…I remember hearing that music…and seeing that stance…it was like he was just about done warming up and was ready to really test me for his name…No other game in my life made me feel so frustrated, mesmerized, awed, angry, and yet so fulfilled
Doing Gods work. Thanks
5:38-6:06
This part really makes me ascend
My GOAT
The first moment when stone monkey became the shell of the great sage had a similar impact of Stephen Chow's "JtTW : conquering the demons" when Sanzeng unwittingly unleashed Wukong from his imprisonment as he transform from a weird ol'dude to his sage battle armor along with "Dagger Society Suite" intro ( stephen likes adding this).
Remaking "Cloud Palace Fast Music" into a "Celestrial Symphony" is one thing but into a battle theme? 😮
When you hear a triumphant Opera music playing especially with the Suona blaring, this is going down serious.
3:18 Give me that thing...your plot armor
Bold of you to assume its Desnited One's
It always belong to that 花果山水簾洞美猴王齊天大聖
Destined one was the one that had plot armor the whole time. Like Bajie said, our character isn't worth one ass hair of his monkey brother... which is lore acurate.
The intro cutscene sounds ABSOLUTELY legendary
9:04 the song, his movement jump backward, sitting on his staff and spawn his clone are really DAM BADASS man🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thx for uploading this video dude❤
Enjoy! 👍
0:42 to 0:50 is the best thing ive ever heard in a while.
"You must have heard stories about him."
"Some say he helped Tang Monk fetch the scriptures, was granted Buddhahood, and stayed at Mount Lingshan thereafter."
LEGENDARY WITH ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK JOURNEY WEST 3:44 🤧
I don't understand, which of all the songs from the Journey to the West in the series are you referring to?
Tell me the sauce
It’s the OG 1986 Journey to the West show 🔥
@@deathsmile3668Celestial symphony
Tell us the specific song name please
It sounds like you are in a cinema, this theme is so nice 😊.
I just love gameplay whit music its making me having flash back to this boss and how many problems i had beating him,its such well done boss
Well said!
4:00 来世也当称雄，归去斜阳正浓
I’m really impressed by the storytelling in Black Myth: Wukong.
is he called broken shell cause hes like a husk of wukong? Damn a dead body that still can fight thats cool.
Well the fight doesn't take place in a physical realm so not exactly
Correct. The player is Wukong's mind. The broken shell is Wukong's body, moving on instinct alone.
And disrespectful on us player he freaking disrespect
@@jimmytuplano3843 Which is completely in-character for Sun Wukong. If the guy could teabag you, you know he absolutely would.
@@aRandomFox00so that disrespect is ingrained into his instinct? Shiet😂
Absolutely peak boss music
0:16
...then
10:00 ... just phenomenal musical spectacle
Anyone else using this legendary theme to fuel them to incredible pain and suffering but overcoming it all and achieving new levels at the gym!
its impossible to not go full headbanging from the first 40 seconds
Game of the year!
I can't stop watching this video.
That instrument is so badass. The one that sounds like a horn but isn't. cuz it have such an rough edge to it.
The instrument that you mention might be the suona.
@@FindingPurposes Awesome!
suona is a "too sharp" instrument
This was the first time ever I didnt mind dying and replaying to a worthy boss and worthy music
The ENTIRE phase 3 section…Im fucking ascending
11:00 realizing this is your future destiny if you didn't fight erlang is pretty intense.
I fought Erlang first before doing this boss
Unfortunate, there is many Desnited One shared this fates.......
Until there is one monkey who truly have the WILLS/意 to inherits the Great Sage!.......
THANK YOU, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE INTRO MUSIC
So the intro music isn't included in the OST?
@@Q-Vuno unfortunately
0:17 someone NEEDS to make a cover that empathizes on this specific part
0:16 when I realized I'm the bad guy now.
Nope, you are the newbie, and he is your senior
No good or evil, just a rite of passage.
you are not his replacement you are his successor ,he need to make sure you past this final trial with flying colour.
No one mentioned this!!!!! 1:20 Holy shit!!!!
0:20 is cold bruh
Guy sure has a lot of sass for a souless husk.
Evidently Great Sage’s Broken Shell may have been soulless but not swagless
Wow,so nice
pure art right there
It's easy getting beat up with a weapon by a Yaoguai or a Wargod who can Split Mountains with his axe. But getting Beat Up by a broken mindless Shell with a glorified measuring Stick is just on a whole new level and deserves the best theme ever
thank bro
😁👍
Just remember that all these taunts and style was just a shell, soulless body. Imagine fighting a alive and prime WuKong 💀
This is one of the greatest boss fights in gaming history imo
I’ve noticed if you’re in the second phase and Wukong is idle. You can use Azure Dome transformation and he’ll just wave it off like: “heh been there done that”
Haha nice find!
Best game of 2024 there is no question about it!
9:30 that cool i never see that(I never use pillar stance unless the enemy is flying)
This boss did what I thought was impossible: be a boss as masterfully done as Isshin Ashina
One of the best boss fights i have rver fought.
This like the consort Radahan theme, in the sense I BARELY was able to pay attention😭he beat my ass beyond recognition
My one gripe. I wish we couldn't get wukongs armour and weapon until we defeated this boss. To solidify that we have taken up the mantle of wukongs legacy.
If you watch the TV series Journey to the West, you should know that this is a remake of the episode “real/fake monkey king” where wukong battles his evil “imposter”(evil side, original sin). The great sage’s broken shell has all of Wukong’s 6 senses, but he is no longer Wukong, because this Wukong no longer has nature of Buddha. So we must defeat him.
We are all like Wukong, because we all have an evil side (心魔）. Only after subduing our evil version can we achieve buddhahood (sainthood).
peak moments list:
3:53 jesus christ bro im bout to cry and get anger from this fight but this theme..🗣️🗣️🗣️
5:10 WHAT THE HELL??? NOO DUDE
I like to think that each broken shell is actually the previous destined one. EG: Currently, I'm gonna be facing the 2nd destined one when i get there on my current ng++ run
That’s a very good point. I don’t know if that’s canon but, honestly sounds cool to me.
That would be dope, but this is Wukongs empty body
Time to be stuck on this boss for 5 months
Eventually you start seeing his patterns & are able to predict what he's going to do
You need to play more aggressively for this boss compared to last bosses. You have to time your dodges well enough that you can hit him when he's winding up combos. Dont wait until a chain ends to try and hit him, or he'll immediately jump into another
Imagine if he took your weapon and you have to resort back to your unfinished weapon
that violin on 2:46 sounds exactly like that ONE violin from Thor's theme on god of war
Now I just want to imagine Kratos and Sun Wukong in a sparring match I doubt Kratos would win if he didn’t have plot armor
GOOOSEBUMPS
chả hiểu sao xem đoạn khỉ đá biến thành xác Ngộ Không, gậy như ý bay đến tay nước mắt tôi lại rơi :) nó epic thật
me too. I couldn't even see things clearly at that moment due to my tears
phase 3 ost is my fav... for me that just so perfect every sound 😮
3:21 wonder why this part is missing from The official Theme🤔
Now i have been thinking
Game science, Buff great sage broken shell-
I'd go nuts for that.
Great!
Can you do the second fight with Erlang the Sacred Divinity, the secret boss on Mount Mei? I've noticed that the ingame version of the track differs quite a bit from the soundtrack version, so I'd like to hear the ingame version as well.
On my list, need to do all the side quests etc first.
@@FindingPurposes Nice! I'll keep an eye out for that, then. I've just beaten Erlang myself (after 2 days and 30+ attempts), so his theme is very ingrained in my head atm
@@TheCursedMoonWolf man Erlang was the toughest boss I swear LMAO. But aye we got the true ending
This has become Sun Wukong’s theme now.
Wukong is basically if Bugs Bunny was a Monkey Shonen protagonist in Chinese mythology...
Well Shounen protagonist like Goku(duh) and Luffy is based on him
Except the Great Sage story is done better in my opinion
@@annoying_HK_guy Yes! Though Luffy is getting a lot of Looney Tunes antics with his Gear 5th.
Nowadays, Luffy is closer to Wukong then Goku is.
@@WheatDos
If we get a vore scene of Luffy or Goku getting inside of their enemies and cause stomach ache, then the circle is complete.......
@@annoying_HK_guy Well, Gear 5th Luffy was eaten by Kaidou and messed around inside him, so...
@@WheatDos
"The circle is now complete.
When I left you, I was but a learner,
but now I am the master."
Luffy to Wukong
9:19 look at this sync
Intro, repeat ❤
peak peak: peak
THEY ADDED THE MUSIC DURING THE SECOND PHASE CUTSCENE!!!
Imagine the Wukong mode in NG++++ actually let you use his boss moveset. It would be crazy.
0:16 and 3:46 are my favorite parts
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